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Shah M, Karena Z, Patel SV, et al. Treatment of Vaginal Atrophy with Vaginal Estrogen Cream in Menopausal Indian Women. Oman Med J. 2017;32(1):15-19doi: 10.5001/omj.2017.03.
Shah, M., Karena, Z., Patel, S. V., Parmar, N., Singh, P. K., & Sharma, A. (2017). Treatment of Vaginal Atrophy with Vaginal Estrogen Cream in Menopausal Indian Women. Oman medical journal, 32(1), 15-19. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2017.03
Shah, Maitri, et al. "Treatment of Vaginal Atrophy with Vaginal Estrogen Cream in Menopausal Indian Women." Oman medical journal vol. 32,1 (2017): 15-19. doi: https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2017.03
Shah M, Karena Z, Patel SV, Parmar N, Singh PK, Sharma A. Treatment of Vaginal Atrophy with Vaginal Estrogen Cream in Menopausal Indian Women. Oman Med J. 2017 Jan;32(1):15-19. doi: 10.5001/omj.2017.03. PMID: 28042397; PMCID: PMC5187400.
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Oman Med J. 2017 Jan;32(1):15-19. doi: 10.5001/omj.2017.03.

Treatment of Vaginal Atrophy with Vaginal Estrogen Cream in Menopausal Indian Women.

Oman medical journal

Maitri Shah, Zalak Karena, Sangita V Patel, Niyati Parmar, Pawan K Singh, Atul Sharma

Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Government Medical College, Baroda, Gujarat, India.
  2. Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Baroda, Gujarat, India.
  3. Pfizer India Ltd. Patel Estate, Jogeshwari (East), Mumbai, India.

PMID: 28042397 PMCID: PMC5187400 DOI: 10.5001/omj.2017.03

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To measure the effect of vaginal estrogen cream in the treatment of vaginal atrophy in menopausal Indian women.

METHODS: A total of 50 menopausal women aged between 40 and 80 years old with symptoms of vaginal atrophy were selected and treated with 0.5 g vaginal estrogen cream, twice weekly for 12 weeks. The women were followed-up monthly where symptom score, Genital Health Clinical Evaluation (GHCE) score, vaginal pH, and vaginal maturation index (VMI) were assessed and compared to baseline data. Any adverse events were recorded.

RESULTS: There was a significant improvement (

CONCLUSIONS: Vaginal estrogen cream causes symptomatic relief in women of menopausal age in India suffering from vaginal atrophy.

Keywords: Atrophy; Estrogens, Conjugated; Postmenopause; Vaginal Cream; Women

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